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The eccentric trio known as the Devine Xperience, from LA, blasted onto the EDM scene this year with a mesmerizing array of...

A lot of water has travelled under the bridge since Art Department delivered 'Without You' on Crosstown Rebels in 2011. Tech house and deep house are still getting chewed up and spat out, with DJs dropping newly evolved forms of the sound as quickly as it's found its way into the charts and been picked up by stadium-filling titans such as Tiësto.

Since winning Best Label at the DJ Mag Best of British Awards in 2011, Defected have continued to go from strength to strength. Adroit at raising their finger to detect the prevailing wind of change, they've earned their rep by transforming the stirrings of the underground into mainstream success, pushing the likes of Tensnake to even greater heights and introducing house legends such as MK, Murk and Kevin Saunderson to a new generation of clubbers.

Masters of conjuring deep, disco-laced house music, Swiss duo In Flagranti have honed a reputation for creating sure-fire dancefloor records, mixing eclectic sets which convey their idiosyncratic tastes and distinctly non-formulaic approach to DJing.

There has been one label that's been ruling the bass music scene for the past couple of years — Sub Slayers. Nominated for Best Label at the DJ Mag Best Of British awards recently, the label — started by bass fiend and former Kiss FM DJ Jay Cunning — has been smashing it since its inception.


It's been a helluva year for No Artificial Colours. Following a busy summer of UK gigs, September saw them go next level with a brief US tour, a week in the Caribbean and a stopover in Greece. Doesn't get more jet-set than that...

It's rare for labels or artists to live up to the hype poured upon anybody offering any degree of novelty in these fast moving times...